Swaranjit Singh (born 18 July 1932) is a former Indian

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er. Singh was a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Eastern Punjab and

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in India as well as

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and

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in England between 1950 and 1962. Swaranjit Singh was educated at

Khalsa College, Amritsar Khalsa College ( pa, ਖਾਲਸਾ ਕਾਲਜ ''khālsā kālaj'') is a historic educational institution in the northern Indian city of Amritsar in the state of Punjab, India. Founded in 1892, the sprawling campus is located about eight ...

and Punjab University before going to England to study at Christ's College, Cambridge. While he was a student at Christ's College in the 1950s, he married a fellow student from Germany. Manmohan Singh, who later became Prime Minister of India, attended their wedding. Swaranjit and his wife Irmengard, who converted to

Sikhism Sikhism (), also known as Sikhi ( pa, ਸਿੱਖੀ ', , from pa, ਸਿੱਖ, lit=disciple', 'seeker', or 'learner, translit=Sikh, label=none),''Sikhism'' (commonly known as ''Sikhī'') originated from the word ''Sikh'', which comes fro ...

, settled in Amritsar.

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* 1932 births Living people Indian cricketers Warwickshire cricketers Gentlemen cricketers Eastern Punjab cricketers Cambridge University cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers North Zone cricketers Bengal cricketers Cricketers from Amritsar Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge E. W. Swanton's XI cricketers {{India-cricket-bio-1930s-stub